China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 546 Xu Song?afternoon high?Ten?one bite?
Beijing, Baihua Recording Studio
Lin Wu parked the car, put it in gear and turned off the engine, and turned to look at the young man with glasses behind him: "Here we are, get out of the car."

The young man stood in the yard, looking at this well-known recording studio in the industry, a little disappointed.

This place known as the "Base Camp of Starry Singers" is known as the top recording studio in Asia. Not only is the equipment environment impeccable, but it is also full of honors. Countless high-quality albums have been born, and there are even some classics handed down from generation to generation.

In the eyes of many experts in the industry, this is one of the sacred places in the Chinese music scene, but it is a pity that Baihua Recording Studio was closed to the public a few years ago.

Those who can come here are basically Fanxing singers, or musicians and singers related to Cao Xuan or Fanxing, and those who have no connections or spend money.

Knowing that he came to Baihua Recording Studio today, the young man was excited all night yesterday, but when he actually arrived at the site, he looked at the slightly ordinary and old courtyard, which was completely different from what he had imagined.

Except for an LED signboard which is not bad, the so-called top in Asia is nothing more than a big word compared to the rural compound in his hometown.

As Fanxing's manager, Lin Wu had more than one singer under him, and he had experience in this matter for a long time. He patted the young man on the shoulder with a smile.

"This is a recording studio, and it's not open to attract customers. There's no need to make it so high-profile on the outside. You'll know it when you go in."

The young man greeted Lin Wu and the security guard, came to the lobby, walked through the ordinary gate, and immediately noticed the difference.

The beige and light green decoration is clean and simple, the stylish layout design, the mix and match of beautiful and exquisite furniture items, supplemented by a large number of music elements that can be seen everywhere, it looks fresh and unique with a little artistic atmosphere, which makes people shine.

I dare not say how amazing and luxurious it is, but comparing the performance on the outside does make young people understand what it means to be rich in gold and jade in the outside.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would be impossible for him to connect the inside of the room with the outside of the courtyard.

Lin Wu didn't care about him, let him observe here alone, and go to the front desk to register by himself.

"Xiao Ai, I haven't seen you for a few months, and you're pretty again."

Xiao Ai, the handsome receptionist, ignored Lin Wu's flamboyance, glanced at the young man, and asked as usual.

"A newcomer?"

"Ah."

"You look pretty good, what's your name?"

"Noon high."

"Noon... high!?"

Xiao Ai, who was recording information on the computer, raised her voice an octave, and looked at this ordinary young man with piercing eyes.

"QQ Star's Wu Gao who sang "The Funeral of Roses"."

"I know."

Seeing that he is famous as an artist, Lin Wu is also a little proud: "Now that I have signed Fanxing, I will bring Xiao Wu, come over and say hello."

Just after graduating from university, Wu Gao is quiet and introverted, gentle and reticent. When he sees a pretty girl, he just comes over to say hello.

But this is enough, Xiao Ai, who was perfunctory to Lin Wu just now, now has a pretty face and a sweet voice.

"Hi, I'm your fan. I've been following you since 2007, and I finally met a real person."

"Thank you."

Hearing that it was his fan or old fan, Wu Gao smiled, and Xiao Ai blushed even more.

Hurry up to register the information, help Wu Gao find a free recording studio, not only lead the way, but also give away snacks and tea bags like Pang Hai, which can moisten the throat and refresh, and is good for recording songs.

The attitude is so hospitable that even Lin Wu is a little bit jealous: "I've been here eighty times, if not a hundred times. Why haven't I seen you give me snacks?"

Xiao Ai returned a polite smile and ignored him. After saying hello to Wu Gao Tiantian, she left the recording studio and returned to the front desk feeling a little nympho.

"So handsome, so temperamental."

Xiao Liu, the security guard at the gate, has a crush on Xiao Ai. Seeing the goddess like this, she couldn't help but feel sad: "Are you handsome, I don't think she looks average."

"What do you know? Bonus points for your talent."

Xiao Ai replied, Xiao Liu couldn't help but want to continue the quarrel, suddenly saw a leader passing by the door, hurriedly silenced, Xiao Ai glanced at him proudly, turned on the computer to check the registration of the afternoon high school just now, wondering if there is a chance to put the phone number Set it up.

In the recording room, the sound engineer hadn't come yet, so Lin Wu wanted to greet Wu Gao and others.

Just look at the calm and silent artist at home looking at the mixing console excitedly, slowly touching the equipment on it, and muttering excitedly to himself.

Lin Wu listened to it for a while, and he didn't quite understand the professional terms such as "32-track mixer", "VSX multi-channel movie sound system", "computer multi-channel sound pickup and identification system", but Seeing the meaning, he snapped his fingers proudly.

"Well, these devices are amazing."

"Awesome, worthy of being the top in Asia,"

Different from ordinary singers, Wu Gao is a true all-rounder in music, not only song lyrics creation, but also production, arrangement, accompaniment, recording, mixing, post-production and other work.

In the early works, almost all the work was packed by one person, one as ten, and another small-eyed Li Ronghao claimed to "don't let others make a penny from himself".

It is also because of this that Wu Gao is very familiar with the things in the recording studio, and he can better understand the arrogance of the Baihua Recording Studio. This is really not taking money as money.

"What is this? Who is our boss? This little money is nothing to him."

Lin Wu crossed his legs and looked proud, and he was secretly relieved, which shocked the boy.

Wu Gao, a native of Heshi City, Hui Province, was born in Hui Province Medical University. I don’t know if all those who study medicine like to change careers. Back then, Lu Xun went from Wen, Wu Gao and a younger generation named Mao became singers.

In 2006, when the Internet songs began to be quite sensual, Wu Gao signed Vae and released his own "Funeral of Roses" on the Internet.

This song spread rapidly on the Internet at that time, dominating QQ space, and was once considered the beginning of the post-90s non-mainstream era.

For a long time after that, wearing a Shamat hairstyle and listening to Wugao's songs became the symbol of many young people born in the 90s.

Also from this time on, Wu Gao began to compose songs one after another, and even wrote the theme song for the game "Dragon Babu", and his fame and influence grew.

But at this time, online singers and physical album singers are completely different concepts. The former is out-and-out non-mainstream and is not recognized by the music scene.

Even though Wu Gao is well-known and his songs are played a lot, he is not valued by professional record companies.

Except for the stars...

Perhaps a few years later, various legends about this matter circulated on the Internet. For example, when Cao Tianwang heard Wu Gao's song, he was shocked for a while, and immediately went to the door to recruit him. , joined the stars, and made a good story in the music world.

But in fact, even though Cao Xuan got Xu Gao's wool, he really doesn't know when he made his debut.

After all, Wu Gao didn't have any scandals exposed, and there were few early materials. If he is not a fan, it is difficult for outsiders to remember him so clearly.

Cao Xuan only remembers that "Su Yan" became a big hit in 2010.

In the next few years, the Big Three of QQ came out, and the songs and network data were not weak, Xiao Zhou, Chen Yixun, and nothing more.

After all, he is born in the 70s. Even if he is familiar with the entertainment industry, he will definitely give priority to those stars with sufficient exposure. Cao Xuan still knows some of the later deeds of the three of them, but he really didn't know much about them in the early days.

Therefore, Cao Xuan really didn't pay much attention to Wu Gao at first, and it was at the end of 2007 that he really learned about his debut.

From then on, Fan Xing approached Wu Gao, but was declined by the latter.

How should I put it, Wu Gao is a bit arrogant. On the one hand, he feels that he can also succeed with his talent. On the other hand, he has a relatively reserved personality. He only wants to make music, and he doesn't want to be too active in the entertainment circle.

However, this idea changed after he released his first album at the beginning of this year.

On January 2009, 1, Wu Gao released his first solo music album "Customization". He almost took care of all the songwriting and most of the behind-the-scenes work for the album.

The quality of the songs is also good, and many of them are familiar, such as "On the Qingming Rain", "Why Not", "City Mansion" and so on.

However, Wu Gao still underestimated the reality.

The fact that wine is not afraid of deep alleys is not an exception in the entertainment industry, but it is rare. Most of the well-received and popular word-of-mouth hits are also inseparable from publicity and marketing.

Cao Xuan played a lot of classic songs back then, and at the beginning, he went through the back door of the radio station and got a little fame because of Ren Xianqi's popularity. Later, he joined forces with Warner and bundled [Southern Renbeibeicao] to become popular.

Xiao Zhou also experienced a lot of twists and turns back then, with the help of the company behind him, coupled with the Taiwan media's desire to promote newcomers in the past few years, he seized the opportunity.

Even so, Jay Chou's real explosion came only after two or three albums.

So if you want to be in the top position, even if you have strong strength, you still have to look at opportunities, fortune and background.

Although the first album of Yuan Shikong Wugao has good broadcast data on the website, it lacks promotion and publicity. The mainstream media has disappeared at all, and the Internet basically only revolves around small circles and fan groups.

It was the second album that really improved. It got some honors and exposure, and then signed a contract with Haidie. Only then did it really become the QQ Big Three that competed with many popular singers.

Now that QQ Star has been restructured, Wugao has performed well due to its accumulated popularity and statistics. It also won the weekly championship, automatically gaining a certain amount of exposure and income.

But these are far from Wu Gao's expectations, and he also knows that his previous thoughts were a bit naive.

At this time, many record companies took a fancy to his potential and talent and invited him to sign a contract, but Wu Gao still chose Fanxing.

In addition to Fanxing's resource scale being top-notch in the industry, and Fanxing's good reputation, artists rarely come into contact with those bullshit things.

The environment and treatment are also relaxed. The company will respect those who are unwilling to show their faces like Wu Gao, and will not force them to come out to work. There are no restrictions on music creation, as long as they are not too outrageous, there is basically no problem.

These conditions cannot be given by many record companies. Even if some record companies agree to this condition, their reputation is obviously not as reliable as Fanxing.

After Wu Gao made a comparison, he decisively signed with Fanxing, and started preparing for his second album less than a month after joining the company.

Lin Wu is Wu Gao's manager, because Wu Gao is different from ordinary newcomers and is more resistant to the entertainment industry, the initial run-in between the two was not smooth.

It wasn't until today when I came to Baihua Recording Studio that I suppressed Wu Gao's "arrogant arrogance".

Lin Wu remained happy until the sound engineer came in. Wu Gao immediately discussed the equipment and related recording details with him. After several conversations, the sound engineer realized that he had met an expert, and the discussion became more serious.

The two were talking in full swing, and Lin Wu was at a loss to hear it. Although he also brought two singers, he only knew some common sense, and if he went deep into the topic, he would be blind.

Seeing that he couldn't insert his mouth, he simply said hello, and nestled on the sofa to catch up on sleep.

I thought about bringing Wu Gao back for a few more days, and when he was familiar with him and the album production was on the right track, I would find an assistant for him, and then let him go to other work.

Lin Wu slept from the morning until almost 12 noon, and he didn't wake up by himself, but was woken up by someone shaking him.

At this moment, he thought that Wu Gao had asked him to eat, so he wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth, and asked in a daze, "What do you eat, I'll go out and buy it."

"That's hard work."

"You're welcome, the two of us..."

Lin Wu suddenly felt that the voice was not quite right. He blinked his eyes and woke up from his misty eyes. Seeing the appearance of the person in front of him, his scalp became numb.

"Old...boss?"

Cao Xuan, who was wearing a turtleneck sweater, turned away from Wu Gao, who was looking at the recording studio, and turned to look at Lin Wu.

"Buy what you want to eat yourself. By the way, go to Caoshangfei restaurant. It's located on the Houhai side. There are lunches for the few of us there. Just bring them over for me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Chong who was next to him took out a wallet from his pocket, took out a few extra hundred yuan bills, and stuffed them into Lin Wu's hands with a smile.

"This is your meal money. If you have worked hard, you will make a trip. I will call Cao Shangfei later, and you can just mention my name there."

"Okay, Brother Chong."

Zhang Chong is currently working as a senior administrative assistant in the administration department. His position is equivalent to that of the deputy director of the department. He is not only a celebrity in front of the boss, but also has a real administrative level.

If Lin Wu hadn't run errands behind Zhang Chong back then, he wouldn't be qualified to be called "Brother Chong".

Seeing this kid go out to buy food with drooping eyebrows, Zhang Chong couldn't help but shook his head.

"This kid is still so irritable when he becomes a manager, but fortunately he is hardworking and responsible. I heard that the artist is in charge of everything. Black and white are reversed, and there is not enough rest time."

There are less than 30 managers and executive managers in the Fanxing Artists Management Department, and almost half of them have experienced in Cao Xuan's team. Two sentences.

But Cao Xuan didn't take this matter to heart, he just looked at Wu Gao who recorded the song.

In order to ensure absolute silence and attention in the recording studio, in addition to leaving a window for communication with the sound engineer, the other window allows the outside to see the inside, but the singer cannot see the outside.

Otherwise, no matter how lofty Wu Gao is, he won't stop coming out to say hello when he sees the boss.

It wasn't that the sound engineer took the time to signal him to come out to drink water and take a break as a reminder, he probably didn't even know that Cao Xuan was gone.

Suddenly seeing Cao Xuan, a legend in the Chinese music scene, Wu Gao was a little dazed, then stood up cautiously, and said hello with a little embarrassment.

Not only because Cao Xuan is his boss, but also because Cao Xuan is his half idol.

In other words, post-85s like Wu Gao basically grew up listening to Cao Xuange.

When Cao Xuan became popular in the late 90s, they were only thirteen or fourteen years old and had just entered junior high school. When Cao Xuan stepped into the peak at the beginning of the century, they were also wandering around in junior high school and witnessed Cao Xuan's glory with their own eyes.

If we say that the youthful memories of the post-80s generation in the music world include the afterglow of the four heavenly kings besides Cao Xuan.

Then the youth born in the 90s is mixed with traces of the new generation of Taiwanese singers such as Xiao Zhou.

Those born after 95 are still too young to be listed.

In the youthful memories of the music scene of the post-85 generation, the Cao Xuan family is basically the only one, and there is almost no room for other singers.

Under such circumstances, not talking about the general public and fans, but just talking about the new generation of singers born in the 85s and 90s, Cao Xuan has a very special place in their hearts.

Even if not all of them are his fans, there are definitely many emotions similar to admiration.

Cao Xuan has seen several arrogant and arrogant singers of the new generation, who are arrogant in front of others, and behave like cats in front of him, not only because of his status in the circle, but also because of his strong fan filter towards Cao Xuan mirror.

Wu Gao is no exception, he has always been arrogant, he is very obedient in front of Cao Xuan.

Cao Xuan praised him a few words, and even felt a little flattered, his cheeks were slightly flushed, but his eyes were frighteningly bright, his back was straightened, his chest was raised and his head raised.

Like a kindergarten kid who was rewarded with a little red flower by the teacher just now...

Cao Xuan is also very interested in Wu Gao, not only because he has picked up a few of his songs, but mainly because this guy is really talented.

Not to mention Almighty, the songs have been copied by many tailors, and these songs can still become popular in batches, so suddenly Xu Song was picked up to become Wu Gao, and from Wu Gao to Shi Wei, and finally from Shi Wei to Wu Gao. Squeeze into a mouthful...

There are many singers who have been borrowed and copied by tailors, and it is indeed rare to be so miserable like him.

As an old-timer who plucked wool, Cao Xuan hated this phenomenon deeply.

Sweeping wool pays attention to sustainable development. It is too immoral to cast the net widely and catch more fish. It is too immoral to catch one person.

So even though he is also a [Wool Predator], Cao Xuan has deep contempt for these people.

he...tui!

Regarding Wu Gao's music matters, Cao Xuan never gave Wu Gao too much guidance or interference.

In his opinion, this guy is as talented as Xiao Zhou. Because Yuan Shikong made his debut too late, coupled with the weak company behind him, and personal personality reasons, the fame achievement is actually lower than many people expected.

Now with the help of the stars, although due to reasons such as personal personality and current situation, it is enough to catch up with Xiao Zhou, but as long as he plays steadily, he will definitely be stronger than the original time and space.

Cao Xuan mainly talked about being a human being. Although some rumors about Wu Gao and fans on the Internet have long been dismissed as false by many people, Cao Xuan still took the trouble to remind a few words, and be cautious first.

After all, it's time to be sentenced soon, the lesson from the past, the teacher of the future...

After dinner, Wu Gao continued to practice songs, and Cao Xuan was about to return to his recording studio, but before leaving, he chatted with Lin Wu about Wu Gao's position.

Although Wu Gao said that he didn't want to get involved in too many exposure disputes in the entertainment industry, but in Vanity Fair, how could he really avoid it.

Even if the company can accept Wugao not going to some variety shows or frequent exposure, but the promotion of some album singles must not be less, Fanxing is not doing charity, it must bring benefits to the company.

Even Wu Gao himself hopes that his music will spread more widely and have a greater impact.

Just can't avoid the strife from Vanity Fair, even if Wu Gao himself doesn't show up, his name is still indispensable.

In fact, many of the singers signed by Fanxing in the past few years have not really achieved their expected goals.

Except for Gu Miaomiao who ascended to the top of Xiaotian, Phoenix Legend has a strong momentum of development.

Although Zhang Jie has developed well in the past two years, he is more of an attribute of a capable singer, and his personal popularity is not high.

After Xue Zhiqian became popular with "Serious Snow" in 2006, the response to his new album was mediocre. Now his career focuses on variety shows, and so does Wei Chen.

Qi Wei and Ma Tianyu both have one or two masterpieces, but their development has not been smooth. Recently, they even intend to transform, and use the convenience of the stars to develop in the field of film and television.

Ping An, Yao Beina, Tan Weiwei, Xiao Jingquan, Zhang Liangying, Gao Jin and other powerful factions, it is difficult for others to be called big hits.

Of course, this is also normal, and how many people in the entire Chinese music scene can be talked about as a big hit.

Even the popular singers disappeared after one or two years at their peak, and there are only a few evergreen trees. Fanxing, a group of singers who have passed the draft from amateurs, have now grown into the backbone of the first- and second-tier music industry. Not bad.

But there is no limit to human desires.

When you’re an amateur, you think it’s good to be famous. When you’re a little red, you start thinking about being famous. After you’re big, you want to be popular all the time. There’s no end to it.

Fan Xing couldn't be satisfied, so he jumped to another place, and there were other reasons besides this.

For example, Dao Lang has dominated the music scene in the past few years. Although his creative ability and passion have continued to decline in the past two years, his popularity is still there. He is still a stable star singer under Cao Xuan.

However, due to some differences and Daolang's personal wishes, he intends to leave Fanxing and go out to develop.

If nothing else happens, Daolang will buy out the contract this year and officially leave Fanxing.

In addition to Dao Lang, Zhang Liangying and Tan Weiwei also intend to leave for development. They are more seeking breakthroughs.

There is no way, Gu Miaomiao on the top is pressing, the chance of getting ahead is too small, and now there are Qi Wei, Liu Xijun and other newcomers entering one after another. From time to time, Liu Tianxian and other actors will come to grab resources. Instead of this, it is better to leave and give it a go.

Cao Xuan didn't stop her, Fan Xing has always been strict with others, as long as there are no disputes and interests are cut clean, Cao Xuan will give her farewell and best wishes,

However, after Dao Lang left, the first brother Fanxing singer was free. Cao Xuan and Fanxing executives felt that Zhang Jie and the others were enough to support the signboard, so they planned to hold another one.

Wu Gao is considered a seed player.

The image and temperament are not bad, and the character and behavior style have gimmicks and selling points. The key is outstanding talent. Cao Xuan and Xiao Zhou are two generations of kings, making singer-songwriters more and more popular.

Although the performance of the first album is not outstanding, judging from the data of QQ Star, there is still potential.

Cao Xuan hinted that Lin Wu, the manager, should pay more attention to Wu Gao. The Internet singer card has both advantages and disadvantages, and if you play it well, you can still get extra points.

In addition, with similar creative attributes, you can find someone to touch porcelain.

Xiao Zhou and the others have been marketing [Northern Cao Southern Zhou] for several years, and Cao Xuan has kept saving face, so it's time for them to return.

The three giants of QQ are still not close enough. When Wugao's career improves, it is completely possible to set up a new version of [Southern Zhou Beiwu].

Although the moves are a little old, but it works. In the past two years, the effect of Xiao Zhou's card has been mediocre, and it has also caused ridicule from the crowd. Changing someone may have unexpected effects...

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ps: In the past few days, my sister is taking the high school entrance examination, and a good friend I haven't seen for several years is going back to my hometown, and I plan to get together, so it may be a little busy

It won't be updated, but if there are fewer updates on a certain day, don't worry, I will make up after this time, please forgive me
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